Ski construction--once a mountain-town industry that largely defected 30 years ago to places like China (K2, Black Diamond), Spain (Rossignol), Bulgaria (Atomic) and Tunisia (Movement, AK)--is coming ...

Until recently, the question of whether you should buy a pair of custom skis designed precisely for your weight, skiing style, and ideal slope conditions was primarily a financial one. Now, thanks to ...

So many skis, so little time. Powder, all-mountain, touring, park and more. Yes, the choices are abundant. Coming to a decision on the best ski for you can be a rather daunting task. Some gear guides ...

When college buddies Mike McCabe and Ryan Prentice took over Folsom Custom Skis in 2011, the Colorado-based company was producing 180 pairs of skis a year. Today, that number is up to 300. A 67 ...

During the emergence of fat skis and reverse camber in the late ‘90s and early 2000s, when small brands challenged the establishment for shapes and styles that the core audience craved, small ski ...

Ski season is schussing along, that time of year when cold-weather couture is on parade from the Yellowstone Club to Courchevel. To handle the terrain—whether it’s a groomed run, glade or powder ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... As a lifelong skier and a longtime resident of Colorado, Niwot’s Ted Doering knows exactly what he wants out of a pair of skis. They have to offer a lot of ...

Like most ski instructors, Wagner Custom Skis are both strikingly attractive and performance-oriented. But instead of giving you gentle words of encouragement like Janica would, Wagner loans you a ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... TELLURIDE — After spending his mornings designing custom shafts and heads for a high-tech golf-club maker, Pete Wagner used to wander to the gondola and go ...

Are custom skis right for you? Place two fingers on your neck beneath your jaw, close your eyes, and think about ripping powder turns on a pair of hand-built fatties. If your pulse thumps like the ...